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IndustryBOEING 777: A WORLDWIDE SUCCESS
SEATTLE, In the final stages of production before delivery to El Al Israel Airlines, Air France and American Airlines are three 777-200ER (extended range) airplanes on the flight line in Everett, Wash.... more
AirlinesSAIRGROUP: HALF OF THE BOARD TO RESIGN
SWITZERLAND, Half of the 10-member board will resign at its annual shareholders meeting April 25. The departures follow the resignation Wednesday of airlines unit Chief Executive Moritz Suter. SAirGroup... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT SLIDES OFF THE RUNWAY AT LANDING
DENVER, An Air Wisconsin commuter slid off a runway while landing at Denver International airport. A flight attendant was injured and taken to hospital with back and neck pain. more
DefenseSPACE SHIELD, ''COLD WAR'' RISK
MOSCOW, According to Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, chief of the Russian Defence Ministry directorate for international military cooperation, the realization of "National Missile Defence" (NMD) plane... more
AirlinesALITALIA: CERETI, ''AIR FRANCE WOULD BE A GOOD PARTNER''
ROME, Fausto Cereti, Alitalia's president, said during a meeting held in London that Air France would be a good and valid partner for the italian carrier, adding that a partnership would join two important... more
AirlinesSTERLING TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES ROME-COPENHAGEN AND ROME-STOCKHOLM
ROME, The danish carrier Sterling is to launch four new weekly flights connecting Ciampino Rome airport, handled by Adr, with Copenhagen and Stockholm, starting from March 15. The services will be operated... more
IndustryGOODRICH SELECTED TO SUPPLY LANDING GEAR FOR THE AIRBUS A380
CHARLOTTE, NC, Press release: "In what could be one of the largest contracts in the company's history, The BFGoodrich Company (NYSE: GR) announced today that it has been selected to supply the body and... more
AccidentsBOMB SCARE ON A PAKISTANI FLIGHT
LONDON, A Pakistan International Airways Boeing 747 had to make an emergency landing at Manchester airport due to a bomb scare. A phone call alleged that a bomb had been planted on the plane. The jet took... more
Latest newsIN GEORGIA NEW SU-25 WARPLANE'S TESTS
GEORGIA, Georgia will start to test a new type of the Russia-born Su-25 attack planes next week: the new jet, modernized by Tbilisi Aircraft Building Plant with the help of Israel's Elbipis company, will... more
AccidentsSU-24 BOMBER CRASHES IN MOZDOK
MOZDOK, A Su-24M bomber crashed while landing at a military airport in Mozdok, Russia, last night. The crew commander and the navigator survived and they did not manage to reach the runway because of fog.... more
AccidentsTHAI AIRWAYS BLAST CAUSED BY A MULFUNCTION
BANGKOK, THAILAND, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai Prime Minister, said the explosion that destroyed a Thai Airways Boeing 737-400 on March 3 was caused by a malfunctioning of the air-conditioning system and... more
AccidentsBILLION COMPENSATION FOR CONCORDE VICTIMS RELATIVES
BERLIN, GERMANY, According to Bild am Sontag German newspaper, relatives of 109 victims of Air France's Concorde, crashed at Paris on july 2000, will be compensated with record payments. Air France, together... more
AirlinesALITALIA SUEING EU FOR DAMAGES PROBABLY DECIDED IN NEXT BOARD MEETING
ROME, ITALY, The decision to sue European Union for the freezing of Alitalia ricapitalization of 1997, has not been taken in the member of board meeting hel on last Friday. Is possible, however, that this... more
Science and technologySECOND AIRPORT FOR MEXICO CITY
MEXICO CITY, According to AirWise Mexican Communications and Transport Minister Pedro Cerisola said independent experts hired to conduct feasibility studies on the location of a second airport for Mexico... more
AirlinesFINAL STAGES FOR ALITALIA - AIR FRANCE AGREEMENT
ROME, ITALY, Agreement between Italian airline Alitalia and French airline Air France seems to be arrived to a final stage: in the next week will be held a meeting between Alitalia's managing director... more
PeopleETHIOPIA-U.K. AGREEMENT
ADDIS ABEBA, Ethiopian and British governments have recently signed an agreement to reinforce their cooperation in the aeronautical transport field: Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) and British Airways (BA) will... more
PeopleEGYPT: TOURISM REVALUATION
EGYPT, In the next years Egypt will invest a lot on the tourism and on the revaluation of the own natural and cultural wonders: the Tourism Minister has already approved of the financings, between the... more
AerospaceASTRONAUTS MAKE RECORD SPACEWALK TO INSTALL LEONARDO
CAPE CANAVERAL, American astronauts have completed the longest spacewalk in history, lasting almost nine hours. Astronauts Jim Voss and Susan Helms have been installing new hardware on the International... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER Q200 AND Q300 TURBOPROP AIRLINERS RECEIVE TYPE CERTIFICATION FROM JAPAN'S CIVIL AVIATION BUREAU
TOTONTO, "Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has been granted type certification for both its 37- to 39-passenger Q200* and 50- to 56-seat Q300* turboprop airliners from the Japan Civil Aviation... more
Science and technologyBLACK-OUT AT BRISBANE AIRPORT
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, Torrential rain has shorted out the runway lights at Brisbane Airport. Planes are landing intermittently as airport staff battle to restore the lights. A spokeswoman for Brisbane... more
PeopleTHE U.S. AIRLINE DOT BLACK LIST
USA, U.S. Department of Transport (DOT) diffused, as every month, the 11 U.S. major airline performance report in relationship with customers, called Air Travel Consumer Report. In the issue of January,... more
AirlinesALITALIA TO BE INCLINED TO AGIOTAGE
ROME, According to the first leaks, Alitalia's board of directors, under the presidency of the new managing director Francesco Mengozzi, this morning approved the decision of opening, by the end of... more
AirlinesSUTER RESIGNATION PUSH DOWN SAIRGROUP SHARES VALUE
ZURICH, Resignation of yesterday of director of airline division of SAirGroup, Moritz Suter, pushed down the value of the holding shares, which lose today 4,3%. Suter resignation comes a few weeks after... more
Press releaseGLEN BAKER TO SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT OF INFORMATION
INDIANAPOLIS, "ATA (American Trans Air, Inc.) announced today the appointment of Glen Baker as Vice President of Information Services. Mr. Baker will assume this responsibility at the 11th largest U.S.... more
Science and technologyFRENCH AIRPORTS: PASSENGER TRAFFIC GOES UP
PARIS, The Union des Chambre de Commerce et Etablissements Gestionnaires d'Aéroports (UCCEGA) reported that the passenger traffic 2000 of the French airports increased of 6 per cent compared to 1999,... more
Latest newsBUNDESWEHR FINANCIAL PROBLEMS THREATENS TIGER PROJECT
GERMANY, The franco-german project for the construction of the attack helicopter Tiger, joint by french Eurocopter and german Dasa, is threatened by german Defence Ministry lacking funds, newspaper Bild... more
AirlinesVIRGIN PROTESTS SABENA PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN
BRUSSELS, A report in newspaper De Financieel Economische Tijd said Virgin Express had complained to the European Commission about Sabena's new promotional campaign because lower fares came after Sabena... more
AirlinesLUFTHANSA: NEW SERVICE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MUNICH
HONG KONG, Lufthansa is to become the first airline to offer direct flights from Hong Kong to Munich, the biggest city in southern Germany. The Hong Kong to Munich service will be launched on March 25... more
IndustryJAPAN TO DEVELOP SUPERJUMBO WINGS
TOKYO, Boeing has asked Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to develop the main wing of the new B747X superjumbo, a Boeing official said. Kawasaki Heavy Industries will produce the intermediate fuselage for... more
AirlinesSKYWEST AIRLINES SELECTS GOODRICH FOR WHEELS AND BRAKES
CHARLOTTE, USA, SkyWest Airlines has extended an agreement with the BFGoodrich Company to use Goodrich wheels and brakes exclusively for its fleet of Embraer 120 aircraft. SkyWest is the largest Embraer... more
AerospaceULDB ''GO'' FOR SECOND LAUNCH TO THE EDGE OF SPACE
WASHINGTON, NASA press release: 2Slowly rising from the Northern Territory of Australia, a massive NASA balloon will again try to begin a journey that will take it around the world on the fringes of space.... more
AirlinesMESABA HOLDINGS: FEB.2001 TRAFFIC
MINNEAPOLIS, "Mesaba Holdings, Inc., (Nasdaq: MAIR - news), parent company of Mesaba Aviation, Inc., the largest Northwest Airlink carrier in the Northwest Airlines system, today announced that capacity... more
CuriositiesALITALIA: INTERNATIONAL E-TIKET
ROME, Now it can be flown with the Alitalia electronic ticket also on the international destinations of Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Madrid and Barcelona with departure from the national airports... more
AerospaceGALILEO PROJECT, CONCERNS AND IRRITATIONS FOR EU INACTIVITY
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, In surrounding interested to Galileo European GPS project, concerns and irritations raise for the project's future, as European Union seems have no definite interest to go-ahead. Swedish... more
DefenseHEAVY DELAYS FOR EUROFIGHTER
BERLIN, GERMANY, According to German newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung., Eurofighter project would had heavy delays in development, as first deliveries are now planned for 2004, with a delay of two years.... more
AerospaceARIANE LAUNCHED TWO SATELLITES
KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA, An European Space Agency official said that European new generation Ariane-5 rocket placed two communications satellites into orbit after a launch from the European Space Agency... more
AirlinesSPIRIT AIRLINES LAUNCHES NONSTOP SERVICE BETWEEN DETROIT AND OAKLAND
FORT LAUDERDALE, USA, Travel between Detroit and the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area will be less expensive and more convenient beginning May 16 when Spirit Airlines launches the industry's only non-stop... more
AerospaceMOODY'S RATES EADS WITH ''A2''
USA, It was the first Moody's rating of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company. The "A2" rating reflects the company's positive financial situation and the important role it plays in the world... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FAKE ALARM
GLASGOW. SCOTLAND, Due to a malfunctioning smoke detecton in baggage compartment, a Boeing 757 operated by Continental Airlines, heading to New York, landed in emergency at Glasgow airport. The 140 people... more
AirlinesSAS TO EYE SPANAIR
FRANKFURT, SAS, Scandinavian Airlines, proposed Lufthansa a plan to take over Spanair, "Financial Times Deutschland" reported. SAS already owns a 49% stake in Spanair and Lufthansa. The acquisition should... more
AirlinesSECOND UK BASE FOR GO
BRISTOL, Low-cost airline Go will be basing three aircraft at Bristol International Airport by the next months. The first two planes will be in service by the end of May, the third by the end of September.... more
AirlinesATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ADDS CHICAGO-LOS ANGELES SERVICE
CHICAGO, The Atlantic City International Airport announced today new Jet air service to two popular cities, Chicago and Los Angeles. Spirit Airlines, responding to the growing demand for Coast-to-Coast... more
AirlinesFRONTIER AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
DENVER, Frontier Airlines yesterday announced traffic results for February 2001. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) increased to 201,109,000 for February 2001, an increase of 15.3 percent from the same period... more
Press releaseTELECOM ITALIA NETWORK INTERNET CONNECTION TROUBLES
ROME, ITALY, For technical problems to be ascribed to Telecom Italia Network, an Italia Internet provider, some news of WAPA agency, in the afternoon of March 8, 2001 were not broadcasted. WAPA staff,... more
Press releaseTROUBLES ON TELECOM ITALIA NETWORK INTERNET CONNECTIONS
ROME, ITALY, Due to technical problems to be ascribed to Telecom Italia Network, an Italian Internet provider, some news of WAPA agency, in the afternoon of March 8, 2001 were not broadcasted. WAPA... more
AirlinesAIR DOLOMITI TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTE BARI-MUNICH
GORIZIA, ITALY, The new route, in code share with Lufthansa, will be launched on March 25. The airline is to offer special low fares. more
HelicoptersVOLVO AERO WILL OVERHAUL UK DEFENCE HELICOPTER ENGINE
STOCKHOLM, AFX reported that Volvo Aero has won an order for the overhaul of a number of helicopter engines from the UK Ministry of Defence: no financial details were disclosed. The helicopter engine... more
People1ST EVER DOMESTIC CODE SHARE PACT IN CHINESE AVIATION
GUANGZHOU, CHINA, According to TransportNews.com, China Southern Airlines, the largest airline in The People's Republic of China announces that it has formalized a new code share pact with China Yunnan... more
AirlinesIBERIA PILOTS END ACTION
MADRID, Iberia set the dispute with its pilots and will go ahead with its full privatisation next month. The IPO is scheduled to begin on March 19 and the listing of the 53,9% stake will be completed on... more
IndustryNEW REGIONAL MANAGER FOR LEARJET SERVICES
WICHITA, Bombardier Aerospace has named Bob Jack Northeast Region Manager for Learjet servive sales. Jack brings 20 years of experience in aviation maintenance to his new role. For more informations,... more